Westsward Expansion
The idea that it is America's God given right and duty to spread American people and ideals from sea to shining sea.
Manifest Destiny
The idea that states should be able to vote on the legalization of slavery in their territory is considered...
Popular Sovereignty.
what did the emancipation proclamation do?
Free the slaves in the south (confederacy)
What political group advocated for the extension of rights for newly freed African American
Radical Republicans
Treaty that ended the Mexican American War
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which part of the Compromise of 1850 did the South like best?
Which part of the Compromise of 1850 did the North like best?
Passing new fugitive slave laws
Adding California as a free state
What was the most direct catalyst for the secession of South Carolina?
the election of 1860
How do Black Codes support the claim of "citizenship but a sham"
Laws passed to limit the Black community
-Can't borrow money to rent/buy
-Literacy Tests
-Poll Taxes
-Can't sue whites in court
What future President gained popularity during the Mexican American War
Zachary Taylor or William Henry Harrison
What did the Compromise of 1850 overturn?
The Missouri Compromise
The Union's victory at Gettysburg was significant because it
How many people did Lincoln/Johnson want to pledge thier loyalty to the Union for Southern states to rejoin?
How many did the Republicans end up requiring
10% vs 51%
How will the Mexican cession lead to growing tensions between the North & the South?
led to tensions about the expansion of slavery in new territories
Which act gave territories Popular Sovereignty over the issue of slavery?
What is the Kansas-Nebraska act?
States that maintained slaves but also sided with the North during the Civil War were called this.
What is border states?
Practice put in place to utilize free labor for rich white land owners
Sharecropping
What territories / states were added after the Mexican American War?
Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah
What was the decision in the Dred Scott case?
1. Dred Scott couldn't sue in court because he wasn't a citizen
2. The gov can't deprive people of their "property"
3. The decision allowed slavery in all territories
Why was Lincoln hesitant to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Was afraid it would cause the border states to secede
What were the three amendments of reconstruction, and what did they do?
13th- Ended Slavery
14th- Citizenship and equal protection of law
15th - Voting rights for black men